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Job Introduction
Occupational Health Administrator
Derby
Permanent
37.5 hours per week
£22,816 per annum
DHU Healthcare is a ‘not-for-profit’ community interest company providing a diverse range of services to the NHS frontline, including urgent and emergency care, primary care, out of hours services and NHS111. We care for patients across the West and East Midlands – a population totaling around 14 million. As a socially conscious organisation, we provide compassionate, high-quality care to our patients and offer a supportive work environment to our 2,500 DHU employees. If you would like to find out more about us, you can visit our website at Our profile: DHU Healthcare.
About the role
As the Occupational Health Administrator at DHU Healthcare, you will be responsible for occupational health administration support along with day-to-day advice in line with Occupational Health and Wellbeing policies and procedures.
The post holder will participate in promoting and advancing occupational health and wellbeing within DHU Health Care CIC.
The post holder will participate in promoting and advancing DHU Health Care CIC, whilst working towards DHU’s Values, behaviour's, and principles
We are always:
- Compassionate – we show kindness, consideration and understanding in everything we do – and demonstrate our caring nature to our patient, people, and communities.
- Accomplished – we are available day and night – a response, adaptable, professional NHS partner, providing the best advice, care, and treatment for every individual.
- Respectful – we recognise the value that individual and team difference bring – welcoming views, listening, being honest, and learning from others’ experiences.
- Encouraging – we believe everyone matters, so we inspire confidence in other – promoting ‘speaking up’, fostering career-long learning and development, and supporting improvement ideas.
Responsibilities:
- To provide administrative support to the occupational health team and as required confidential support to the Head of Occupational Health.
- Respond in a timely manner to the referring managers and employees to ensure appropriate triage of cases is understood and waiting times are empathetically explained.
- Prepare correspondence, reports and maintain and develop filing and other reference systems ensuring confidentiality is always maintained.
- Maintain accurate policies, procedures, and case management records log, including monthly clinician compliance checks.
- Assist with the planning of departmental activities on an ongoing basis, ensuring all annual role medicals and health screens are completed.
- Support and coordinate the health promotions clinics.
- Prepare and provide information to the Health and Wellbeing Lead, as required.
The job description may be subject to review over time in discussion with the post-holder.
It is expected that this post holder(s) will work flexibly according to the needs of the service.
This job description is not exhaustive, and it is expected that the post holder will be flexible in their approach, and undertake any reasonable duties as requested by the Occupational Health Team.
Essential Skills:
- Experience within Occupational Health setting.
- Administration experience of 5 years preferably in a health care sector.
- A good general standard of education, including English GCSE (or equivalent).
- A relevant professional health qualification or working towards/wanting to work towards.
- IT proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Experience of file management and maintenance.
- Awareness or involvement with the SEQOHS Accreditation and preparation programme would be helpful.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Occasional Travel to other sites may be required, including Leicester, Chesterfield, and Oldbury.
In return, we can offer:
Joining DHU means you will receive some great benefits. This will include access to the NHS pension scheme – alongside a generous annual leave allowance that grows with your length of service or recognises your existing NHS commitment. We provide an incremental sick pay scheme and family friendly policies like maternity and paternity pay that match the NHS offer, alongside working enhancements including an additional 30 - 45% of annual salary for unsociable hours benefit (earning potential will vary on shift days / times). We will also support your health and wellbeing - with complementary Westfield Health Insurance membership which covers basic costs like your dental care, glasses, physiotherapy, chiropody and many more.
At DHU Healthcare, we are committed to fostering an environment where Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and a strong sense of Belonging are not only celebrated but actively promoted. We believe that every individual, regardless of their background, deserves the right to access quality healthcare services and to be treated with respect and dignity. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging is at the heart of everything we do, from patient care to our organisational culture.